Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-17
SEEDS AND PLANTS.
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION FROM THE
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Sent Out-Terms Upon Which
to be Obtained.


The following descriptive list of the new
plants and seeds to be furnished to appli-
cants from the Agricultural Experiment
Station OF the State University has just
been issued, and will be of interest to farm
ers and others:
The distribution of seeds and plants from
the University Experiment Station is each
year commanding wider attention The
distribution, last year, as shown in detail
in bulletin No 6S included shipments to
upward of $50 individuals, and the geo.
graphical area covered is indicated by the
fact that the material was sent into nearly
all TIE counties of California, and to more
than 600 post and express offices.
II will be noticed that we offer this wear
greater number than ever before CT
growths received by US from the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington. Many
of the seeds from this source have given
much promise by their success in the Uni
yersity garden, and by our system of distri-
button we believe we can more readily
transmit them to those who are disposed to
test them carefully and intelligently than
can be reached by the usual method of po-
liical dissemination. Hon. J. n. Colman,
4 u. .. OOLilulSSlOlcl Vi III HIS
report to the present Congress, advises that
| future seed distribution be through the
agency of the State Experiment Stations,
and we believe such an arrangement will
| be productive of the best results. We have
| labored hitherto, in anticipation of closer
relationship with the U. S. Agricultural
| Department, to show what can be done to
promote local experimentation under local
| guidance, and it is expected that when the
new law establishing experiment stations
shall be made effective by the appropria-
ton of funds to carry out its provisions,
the work of introduction and distribution
of promising seeds and plants will be
greatly facilitated and advanced.
As has been described in previous bulle-
| tins, this distribution is made for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the adaptation and
practical value of the several kinds in the
different climates and soils of the State
| and persons receiving them are requested
to report results, whether success or fail
ure and if the latter, from what apparent
| causes.
Terms-As there is no appropriation
available to meet the expenses of packing
and postage, applicants are requested to
send the amounts specified in connection
with each description below. If they de-
sire seeds sent by express applicants need
not send the amounts specified for postage,
but all orders for seeds by express must be
accompanied by a remittance of ten cents
10 pay for packing. Applications may be
made for one or more kinds of seeds. In
| case any kind of seed becomes exhausted
the money sent will be returned, unless a
second choice is mentioned by the sender
Plants will be forwarded by express (un-
less specially otherwise requested), in lots
consisting of the number hereinafter men,
| I r IL l., 6
cents for each lot of plants, and ten cents
additional for each additional lot, to pay
expenses OF packing, etc. Postal notes are
requested to be sent in lieu of stamps when
ever practicable. Any surplus left after
filling orders as far as possible, will be TO-
turned to the senders, deducting letter
postage.
Hessian Fly-P Proof Wheats-The repeti-
ton this season of our experiments with
| resistance of wheat varieties to attacks OF
the Hessian fly (Cecidomyid deStructOr) af.
firms the value of the kinds distributed
last year, which leads US to urge them for
trial in infected districts. The Missoyen
wheat upon our poor soil and with the de-
hcient rainfall of 1887 yielded at the rate OF
SO bushels to the acre, while other non
resistant wheats adjacent were killed out.
right or reduced to fraction of a crop by
the fly. The Atlanti wheat yielded over
p bushels, and the Volo at the rate of &c
bushels per acre. These varieties are solid
stemmed and were originally dark, hard
wheats, but are fast becoming white and
starchy, but do not so far sacrifice their
resisting qualities. Applicants will be
furnished with one pound of each of the
three varieties 81 Missoyen, (2) Atlanti,
(3) Volo], or a single pound of each variety.
! Ecr onl, md sNrla 20
be sent by mail.
Indian Corn-A collection of maize re-
ceived from the United States Department
of Agriculture included some varieties
which did very well even under the local
conditions of Berkeley which are not at
all suited to this grain. We distribute
them to be tested in other localities, where
the summer heat is usually too low for corn,
as well as in the best corn districts of the
State. The varieties are as follows: The
soil requirements mentioned are given on
Mexican authority. Mosby's Improved
Prolific. Fine Pigeon corn (Mexican) for
sandy soils. Cacahuazintle Mexican
| pastry CORN poor soil. Chalco (Mexi-
can 80 day CORN. LENA Early Mexican
Yeilow)-for poor soils. Early Black, for
poor SOIL Early Minnesota Sweet; dwarf
sort; fine. Early Sugar dwarf sort; fine.
Seed of these varieties will be sent, as long
as the supply lasts, in 3-oz packets of each
variety at cents each. Applicants may
order one or more kinds.
Berkeley Hybrid Barley-A two-rowed,
beardless variety, which originated in a
small plat of Scotch two-rowed barley on
the University grounds, in 1882, when w.
G. Klee, then head gardener, found two
heads of what he considered the true type,
viz, two-rowed and slender ears, append
ices to awns three-cleft as with the Napaul
| barley; hull adhering to the seed. All the
kennels of these woheads were sown next
season in the University garden There
was found considerable tendency to varia-
ton, probably II per cent. being untrue to
the type in having boards or six-rowed
heads. The grain has been grown each
year since that time and care taken to pull
out all heads not true to type before bloom
ing Afterward all heads were picked over
and all grain Smelling out was rejected.
The tendency to variation has decreased
from year to year, but still exists to GER
tain extent. We propose to continue the
selection of the true heads in our sowing
here, and would like to have the variety
tested by barley growers, for yield, quality
and hardness. We imagine it will be
found of chief value as a hay grain. Seed
will be sent by mail in LIB bags, 20c. each.
| Oats-A large sowing of oat varieties
| Noo iiidbO Ill ACOiy pdiIy OSCduSt llc Odl
does not barbor the Hessian fly, and also
with the object of testing the rust-resisting
power of the varieties. 1t did not prove a
rusty year." so no data on that point
were gained. The following varieties gave
| the best yield on the experimental grounds
this season, and are offered for test in the
oat districts of the State: Black Tartar
Canadian, Hallet's Pedigree, Polish, Hope
ton, Early Block (Etampes), Harris from
Alabama), and Late Silesian.
Applicants will be furnished with one
pound of each variety, or of either variety.
| Send 20c. for each pound ordered.
TREES AND SHRUBS.
The Camphor (Cinadns0mnm cdmphord).-
In many parts of California this tree has
proved hardy and rapid grower. 1t is
very handsome evergreen and likely to
prove valuable in this State, both as a
source of gum camphor and for timber;
| also very satisfactory as an ornamental or
shade tree. Trees planted late last spring
on the dry hill east of the University site
survived the unusually dry summer. SOUR
rels seem to have no use for the camphor-
| ated foliage. A fine lot of seedlings were
donated by A. Chabot, of Oakland, and
will be sent in lots of fiveto each applicant;
25c for each lot
Cork Oak Q1tercus suber) Seedlings from
acorns obtained from. trees about 80 years
old in los Arralao o,,l VI